A 55-year-old Carroll man — who is a felon with a long string of
criminal convictions and cannot, by law, possess a firearm — was
arrested last week for allegedly having a loaded handgun in his vehicle.

Carroll Police Jeff Cayler, 56, the 30-year leader of a department in a
city that consistently records some of the lowest crime rates in the
nation, Tuesday afternoon announced his retirement effective June 8.

The Friday crash that killed the Audubon County K-9 happened because a
deputy sheriff was attempting to hang his law-enforcement radio mic and
missed a curve in a gravel road he was traveling, according to a
sheriff’s press release.

A dog named Harry that the Audubon County Sheriff’s Department
used to find drugs and subdue criminals died after his handler deputy
crashed Friday at the turn of a gravel road, according to a state
highway patrol report.

Two Wall Lake residents face drug and child-endangerment charges after
Sac County law officers searched their house Sunday and found marijuana
and three teens who possessed the drug and alcohol, according to a
sheriff’s report.

Carroll Police Chief Jeff Cayler, saying his department is dealing with
more physical confrontations, has asked for $15,000 in next fiscal
year’s budget to buy 15 Tasers and train his officers to use them.

Criminal charges are pending against a 51-year-old Huxley man who shot
his friend in the face while the two were turkey hunting on Saturday
near Panora, according to a state conservation law enforcement officer.